The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-11
PERSONAL.

Ir is reported that Wilson Barrett and Mary
Anderson have arranged a combination to
travel together next season.
IT Is reported that the physicians of Dom
Pedro Emperor of Brazil, have decided that he
will never be able to resume his public duties
DR. G. NJ. Toner, of Washington. emphati-
cally denies the story that George Washington's
head does not repose in the tomb at Mount
Vernon.
WILLIAM SoUTHMAYD, the oldest elector in Con-
necticut, voted at the town election in Middle
town this week. He is % years old and has
voted at every election since 1911.
JOHN NoRoUAY, the Premier of Manitoba. is
the descendant of Scottish family and is
forty-six years old. He" is heavy and homely.
but talks well and is an agreeable person to
meet.
NJ. BARTHoLDI has been invited by the Span
ish-Americans to build a companion monument
to the Statue of Liberty for the Isthmus of
Panama. They desire to dedicate the same to
Bolivar.
Mrs. MARY ALLEN is the oldest woman in New
Hampshire, She is 1906 years old, and is an
inmate of the Hils5oro county farm at Wilton
having outlived all her descendants, relatives
and friends.
Mrs. l.. Hull, who resides near Eau Clair
Wis. recently discovered five half-grown bears
in her sweet potato garden. Taking her huS-
bands shotgun, which was heavily charged with
buckshot she fired into the group, killing three
of the cubs.
SIR SALAR JUNG, the former Prime Minister of
the great Indian feudal State of Hyderabad who
is now on a visit to England, has Ca1sed con
siderable establishment both at Bamoral and in
London, by his gigantic stature. He tips the scale
at nineteen stone, is six feet five inches in height
and broad in proportion.
CARDINAL BARToLINI, who died on Monday
last at Florence, wiS KIN )wn as the latest and
most unwieldy member of the Sacred College
II was he who campagned the present Popes
election, in 1873. displaying at the time an
amount of electoral sagacity and perspicuity
worthy of a modern American politician.
AUDUBON was buried in Trinity Cemetery, on
Tenth avenue, New York. new street is to be
cut through there, and the naturalist's remains
are to be removed to Trinity churchyard. and
monument to his memory will be erected by
the Academy of Science at the head of the now
street, which is to be called Audubon street
OSCAR WILDEs judgment is sometimes re-
markably good In assuming the editorship of
an English magazine Wilde Insisted upon having
the name changed from the Lddys World 70
the WOmdn's World. This little incident serves
to show that the erstwhile apostle OF estheticism
is not quite so mandy PANTY as he used to be.
Ex-SEcRETARY MANNING has leased for three
years the old Talbot house, 30 Fifth avenue,
New York. II is a three-Story building with
plain front. The interior has been renovated
and the outside newly painted The situation
of the house enables Mr.. Manning to ride to his
office in a comparatively short time. Mr. Man
ning's house in Albany has not yet been dis
posed of.
AIMEE TRANCHoN, for such was the come.
dienne's family name, was buried on Tuesday
in the garden of her country place at Nogent,
on the Marne Only some two score of personal
friends attended the funeral services at the
church at Auteu Among them were Serpette,
the composer; Maurice .Grau, Chzzola, Baron
the singer, and Bertrand, the director of the
Varieties The chief mourners were NJ. Tricou,
Aimee's stepfather, and little niece.
Picture of Mrs. w. f.. Gladstone at the
Hawarden fete to venerable villagers: MRS.
Gladstone her face wreathed with smiles, and
with the air and manner of young maiden,
took the hands of the oldest of the old women
who became young again for the occasion,
and the two danced with stately step into the
tent, Mr.. Gladstone standing by, clapping his
hands loudly and saying Good my dearr
while all the company applauded and laughed
heartily"
THE London cable letter TO the New York
Tribune on Tuesday contained a statement to
the effect that Mark Twain is now residing at
Bucl1enhaEI Hail, near Norwich, Eng spending
his time in yachting, editing his Library of
Wit and Humor," and entertaining a party of
Dutch friends. The real Mark Twain, who is in
New York, is just now wondering whether he is
being personated by somebody in England, or
whether some English reporter is merely trying
to inject a little American ENTERPRISE into the
news business.